See main article: 1940 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1940 United States presidential election in Oklahoma |
| Country: | Oklahoma |
| Flag Year: | 1925 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States presidential election in Oklahoma |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1944 United States presidential election in Oklahoma |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
| Votes For Election: | All 11 Oklahoma votes to the Electoral College |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1940[1] |
| Image1: | FDRoosevelt1938.png |
| Nominee1: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Henry A. Wallace |
| Electoral Vote1: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 474,313 |
| Percentage1: | 57.41% |
| Nominee2: | Wendell Willkie |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Charles L. McNary |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 348,872 |
| Percentage2: | 42.23% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1940 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oklahoma was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 57.41% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 42.23% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican | Roger Ward Babson Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast[5] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Adair | 3,203 | 49.40% | 3,275 | 50.51% | 6 | 0.09% | -72 | -1.11% | 6,484 | ||||||||||
| Alfalfa | 2,720 | 42.14% | 3,675 | 56.93% | 60 | 0.93% | -955 | -14.79% | 6,455 | ||||||||||
| Atoka | 3,601 | 61.75% | 2,218 | 38.03% | 13 | 0.22% | 1,383 | 23.71% | 5,832 | ||||||||||
| Beaver | 2,034 | 47.50% | 2,219 | 51.82% | 29 | 0.68% | -185 | -4.32% | 4,282 | ||||||||||
| Beckham | 4,598 | 67.79% | 2,148 | 31.67% | 37 | 0.55% | 2,450 | 36.12% | 6,783 | ||||||||||
| Blaine | 3,095 | 42.89% | 4,080 | 56.54% | 41 | 0.57% | -985 | -13.65% | 7,216 | ||||||||||
| Bryan | 9,095 | 80.42% | 2,190 | 19.36% | 25 | 0.22% | 6,905 | 61.05% | 11,310 | ||||||||||
| Caddo | 8,280 | 56.54% | 6,304 | 43.05% | 61 | 0.42% | 1,976 | 13.49% | 14,645 | ||||||||||
| Canadian | 5,506 | 53.79% | 4,699 | 45.90% | 32 | 0.31% | 807 | 7.88% | 10,237 | ||||||||||
| Carter | 10,441 | 75.96% | 3,270 | 23.79% | 35 | 0.25% | 7,171 | 52.17% | 13,746 | ||||||||||
| Cherokee | 3,952 | 48.80% | 4,128 | 50.98% | 18 | 0.22% | -176 | -2.17% | 8,098 | ||||||||||
| Choctaw | 5,177 | 68.47% | 2,365 | 31.28% | 19 | 0.25% | 2,812 | 37.19% | 7,561 | ||||||||||
| Cimarron | 989 | 53.37% | 841 | 45.39% | 23 | 1.24% | 148 | 7.99% | 1,853 | ||||||||||
| Cleveland | 5,933 | 61.48% | 3,660 | 37.93% | 57 | 0.59% | 2,273 | 23.55% | 9,650 | ||||||||||
| Coal | 2,377 | 67.24% | 1,148 | 32.48% | 10 | 0.28% | 1,229 | 34.77% | 3,535 | ||||||||||
| Comanche | 6,796 | 64.51% | 3,703 | 35.15% | 36 | 0.34% | 3,093 | 29.36% | 10,535 | ||||||||||
| Cotton | 3,121 | 65.57% | 1,616 | 33.95% | 23 | 0.48% | 1,505 | 31.62% | 4,760 | ||||||||||
| Craig | 4,316 | 54.52% | 3,582 | 45.24% | 19 | 0.24% | 734 | 9.27% | 7,917 | ||||||||||
| Creek | 10,976 | 53.55% | 9,468 | 46.20% | 51 | 0.25% | 1,508 | 7.36% | 20,495 | ||||||||||
| Custer | 4,612 | 57.14% | 3,419 | 42.36% | 40 | 0.50% | 1,193 | 14.78% | 8,071 | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 3,417 | 50.70% | 3,305 | 49.04% | 17 | 0.25% | 112 | 1.66% | 6,739 | ||||||||||
| Dewey | 2,391 | 47.46% | 2,613 | 51.87% | 34 | 0.67% | -222 | -4.41% | 5,038 | ||||||||||
| Ellis | 1,657 | 43.20% | 2,162 | 56.36% | 17 | 0.44% | -505 | -13.16% | 3,836 | ||||||||||
| Garfield | 9,544 | 46.55% | 10,792 | 52.64% | 166 | 0.81% | -1,248 | -6.09% | 20,502 | ||||||||||
| Garvin | 7,001 | 70.02% | 2,958 | 29.58% | 40 | 0.40% | 4,043 | 40.43% | 9,999 | ||||||||||
| Grady | 8,075 | 65.03% | 4,299 | 34.62% | 43 | 0.35% | 3,776 | 30.41% | 12,417 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 2,970 | 46.39% | 3,394 | 53.01% | 38 | 0.59% | -424 | -6.62% | 6,402 | ||||||||||
| Greer | 3,524 | 74.35% | 1,195 | 25.21% | 21 | 0.44% | 2,329 | 49.14% | 4,740 | ||||||||||
| Harmon | 2,292 | 75.37% | 731 | 24.04% | 18 | 0.59% | 1,561 | 51.33% | 3,041 | ||||||||||
| Harper | 1,419 | 46.18% | 1,616 | 52.59% | 38 | 1.24% | -197 | -6.41% | 3,073 | ||||||||||
| Haskell | 3,896 | 59.34% | 2,661 | 40.53% | 9 | 0.14% | 1,235 | 18.81% | 6,566 | ||||||||||
| Hughes | 6,005 | 65.31% | 3,168 | 34.46% | 21 | 0.23% | 2,837 | 30.86% | 9,194 | ||||||||||
| Jackson | 4,832 | 75.41% | 1,540 | 24.03% | 36 | 0.56% | 3,292 | 51.37% | 6,408 | ||||||||||
| Jefferson | 3,814 | 75.38% | 1,226 | 24.23% | 20 | 0.40% | 2,588 | 51.15% | 5,060 | ||||||||||
| Johnston | 2,955 | 68.26% | 1,362 | 31.46% | 12 | 0.28% | 1,593 | 36.80% | 4,329 | ||||||||||
| Kay | 10,725 | 51.36% | 10,003 | 47.90% | 156 | 0.75% | 722 | 3.46% | 20,884 | ||||||||||
| Kingfisher | 2,865 | 43.36% | 3,718 | 56.27% | 25 | 0.38% | -853 | -12.91% | 6,608 | ||||||||||
| Kiowa | 4,679 | 64.52% | 2,539 | 35.01% | 34 | 0.47% | 2,140 | 29.51% | 7,252 | ||||||||||
| Latimer | 3,138 | 65.84% | 1,600 | 33.57% | 28 | 0.59% | 1,538 | 32.27% | 4,766 | ||||||||||
| Le Flore | 8,379 | 64.03% | 4,664 | 35.64% | 44 | 0.34% | 3,715 | 28.39% | 13,087 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 5,271 | 45.54% | 6,269 | 54.16% | 34 | 0.29% | -998 | -8.62% | 11,574 | ||||||||||
| Logan | 4,752 | 46.47% | 5,427 | 53.08% | 46 | 0.45% | -675 | -6.60% | 10,225 | ||||||||||
| Love | 2,485 | 78.07% | 687 | 21.58% | 11 | 0.35% | 1,798 | 56.49% | 3,183 | ||||||||||
| Major | 1,404 | 28.71% | 3,453 | 70.60% | 34 | 0.70% | -2,049 | -41.89% | 4,891 | ||||||||||
| Marshall | 2,723 | 72.23% | 1,032 | 27.37% | 15 | 0.40% | 1,691 | 44.85% | 3,770 | ||||||||||
| Mayes | 4,057 | 52.63% | 3,631 | 47.10% | 21 | 0.27% | 426 | 5.53% | 7,709 | ||||||||||
| McClain | 3,768 | 66.80% | 1,862 | 33.01% | 11 | 0.20% | 1,906 | 33.79% | 5,641 | ||||||||||
| McCurtain | 6,994 | 75.63% | 2,225 | 24.06% | 29 | 0.31% | 4,769 | 51.57% | 9,248 | ||||||||||
| McIntosh | 3,771 | 51.84% | 3,487 | 47.93% | 17 | 0.23% | 284 | 3.90% | 7,275 | ||||||||||
| Murray | 3,126 | 71.35% | 1,238 | 28.26% | 17 | 0.39% | 1,888 | 43.10% | 4,381 | ||||||||||
| Muskogee | 12,917 | 57.28% | 9,585 | 42.50% | 49 | 0.22% | 3,332 | 14.78% | 22,551 | ||||||||||
| Noble | 3,226 | 48.34% | 3,441 | 51.56% | 7 | 0.10% | -215 | -3.22% | 6,674 | ||||||||||
| Nowata | 3,615 | 51.20% | 3,406 | 48.24% | 39 | 0.55% | 209 | 2.96% | 7,060 | ||||||||||
| Okfuskee | 4,574 | 60.19% | 3,001 | 39.49% | 24 | 0.32% | 1,573 | 20.70% | 7,599 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 53,649 | 59.86% | 35,639 | 39.77% | 329 | 0.37% | 18,010 | 20.10% | 89,617 | ||||||||||
| Okmulgee | 11,016 | 61.90% | 6,696 | 37.63% | 84 | 0.47% | 4,320 | 24.28% | 17,796 | ||||||||||
| Osage | 9,019 | 58.26% | 6,419 | 41.46% | 43 | 0.28% | 2,600 | 16.79% | 15,481 | ||||||||||
| Ottawa | 7,873 | 57.69% | 5,738 | 42.05% | 35 | 0.26% | 2,135 | 15.65% | 13,646 | ||||||||||
| Pawnee | 3,435 | 46.02% | 3,991 | 53.47% | 38 | 0.51% | -556 | -7.45% | 7,464 | ||||||||||
| Payne | 7,704 | 52.99% | 6,772 | 46.58% | 63 | 0.43% | 932 | 6.41% | 14,539 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburg | 10,169 | 69.29% | 4,484 | 30.55% | 23 | 0.16% | 5,685 | 38.74% | 14,676 | ||||||||||
| Pontotoc | 9,310 | 72.77% | 3,449 | 26.96% | 35 | 0.27% | 5,861 | 45.81% | 12,794 | ||||||||||
| Pottawatomie | 12,058 | 63.76% | 6,776 | 35.83% | 78 | 0.41% | 5,282 | 27.93% | 18,912 | ||||||||||
| Pushmataha | 3,952 | 69.70% | 1,709 | 30.14% | 9 | 0.16% | 2,243 | 39.56% | 5,670 | ||||||||||
| Roger Mills | 2,580 | 62.83% | 1,504 | 36.63% | 22 | 0.54% | 1,076 | 26.21% | 4,106 | ||||||||||
| Rogers | 4,028 | 49.49% | 4,086 | 50.20% | 25 | 0.31% | -58 | -0.71% | 8,139 | ||||||||||
| Seminole | 11,167 | 61.75% | 6,880 | 38.05% | 36 | 0.20% | 4,287 | 23.71% | 18,083 | ||||||||||
| Sequoyah | 4,469 | 53.97% | 3,803 | 45.92% | 9 | 0.11% | 666 | 8.04% | 8,281 | ||||||||||
| Stephens | 6,149 | 67.04% | 2,989 | 32.59% | 34 | 0.37% | 3,160 | 34.45% | 9,172 | ||||||||||
| Texas | 2,831 | 59.26% | 1,918 | 40.15% | 28 | 0.59% | 913 | 19.11% | 4,777 | ||||||||||
| Tillman | 4,920 | 75.60% | 1,564 | 24.03% | 24 | 0.37% | 3,356 | 51.57% | 6,508 | ||||||||||
| Tulsa | 33,098 | 44.99% | 40,342 | 54.83% | 135 | 0.18% | -7,244 | -9.85% | 73,575 | ||||||||||
| Wagoner | 2,946 | 38.67% | 4,647 | 61.00% | 25 | 0.33% | -1,701 | -22.33% | 7,618 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 6,289 | 45.85% | 7,387 | 53.86% | 40 | 0.29% | -1,098 | -8.01% | 13,716 | ||||||||||
| Washita | 4,256 | 58.74% | 2,978 | 41.10% | 11 | 0.15% | 1,278 | 17.64% | 7,245 | ||||||||||
| Woods | 3,506 | 50.04% | 3,440 | 49.09% | 61 | 0.87% | 66 | 0.94% | 7,007 | ||||||||||
| Woodward | 2,806 | 44.95% | 3,403 | 54.51% | 34 | 0.54% | -597 | -9.56% | 6,243 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 474,313 | 57.41% | 348,912 | 42.23% | 3,027 | 0.37% | 125,401 | 15.18% | 826,252 | ||||||||||